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to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

磕头
kē tóu
k+ē·1st tonet+óu·2nd tone
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to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)叩头kòu tóuto kowtow叩首kòu shǒuto kowtow · to kneel and worship跪拜guì bàikowtow顿首dùn shǒu
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